EUPHORIA Devotional (The spirit of joy, an ecstasy that comes from God) December 2, 2025 GOD STILL RAISES THE DEAD REV. AROME E. TOKULA Acts 26:8 (TPT) And how should you judge this matter? Why is it that any of you THINK IT UNBELIEVABLE that GOD RAISES THE DEAD? I'd like to ask you, “Do you think it is strange or unbelievable that God still raises the dead?” Notice that I said, “ RAISES the dead” not “RAISED the dead!” The strength of the gospel message goes beyond making men morally upright rather it is the victory of life over death! Hebrews 11:35 (TPT) says, “FAITH-FILLED women saw their DEAD CHILDREN RAISED IN RESURRECTION POWER…” Isaiah 53:1 says, “Who has BELIEVED our report? And to whom has the ARM of the LORD been REVEALED?” The ‘Arm of the Lord’ is the power of God! This means there is a report that when believed, a power will be experienced. God’s power is always in demonstration to the degree of your belief in what that power can do. This means that the power of God is as elastic as your belief so don’t limit Him. Psalms 78:41-42 says concerning the children of Israel, “Yes, again and again, they tempted God, and LIMITED THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL. They did not REMEMBER HIS POWER: the day when He redeemed them from the enemy.” One of the attributes of God that makes Him God is the fact that He is ‘omnipotent’ meaning He is all-powerful and Colossians 2:10 (MSG) tells us that, “… His power EXTENDS OVER EVERYTHING.” When scripture says ‘everything,’ it means everything. This is the reason when Paul in our text stood before King Agrippa in his defense of the gospel as a prisoner wondered why people would THINK it was far-fetched that God would raise the dead! Now, it isn’t a question of God’s ability to raise the dead rather it is in our being able to think of it. The Apostle Paul felt, “WHY do people think that God can’t raise the dead?” or “Why do people think God can’t heal cancer, sickle cell anemia, stroke, HIV, etc.?” The answer is, they do not know that His power extends over everything – including death! Don’t become so death conscious that you fail to see life and what it can do. Enlarge your picture of the possibilities of what the power of God can do and you will see it produce miracles in your life in Jesus' Name! DECLARE Father, You are magnified through my words and in my heart and life. You’re the creator of the universe and there is nothing You can’t do. I do not limit Your great power. I believe that what men call impossible is possible with You and I declare that You are the God of miracles. I believe I receive healing, miracles, and the dead raised back to life even today in Jesus' Name. PONDER Be more conscious of the miracle power of our Lord Jesus Christ than you are of death. #IOFWithPastorArome #MorningDevotion #Euphoria #Devotional #December #RecompenseAndRestoration #2025_TheChristOurLord